Submitted photo Tully Elementary School fourth-grader Rachel Gould with a half-day-old calf at the Burgett Farm in Tully

Tully Elementary School fourth-graders spent a day recently at Burgett Farms in Tully as part of the 10th annual Agricultural Awareness Day.

The students visited 13 stations at the farm, run by John and Cathy Burgett. Instructors from Cornell Cooperative Extension, local farms, and the Tully High School Agriculture program, presented at the stations, which the students rotated through. Tully's Future Farmers of America members assisted with the day's program.

The day-long visit is designed to demonstrate for children how agriculture affects their daily life, and also show how much work is involved in getting the milk, produce and wool from the farm to the store, Cathy Burgett said.

The farm is a biosecure area, so children had to walk through disinfectant mats on their way in and out.

Rachel Gould, a fourth-grader, said she enjoyed the visit. "I didn't know cows eat up to 100 pounds a day," she said.

Another fourth-grader, Ashley Corning, said she learned cows have four parts in their stomach. "I also learned about goats, and that their favorite food is weeks," she said. "But they even tried to eat our clipboards."

Fourth-grader Christopher Wintermute said he was surprised at how soft the sheep's wool was. "You can make socks, sweaters and glove from it," he said.